Truthout
Op-Ed

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Down for the Count: America’s Fascination With Royalty
In case you're in a funk because you think the reason you didn't receive an invitation to the royal wedding is because the Brits are still ticked off about …

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Statement by President Barack Obama on Release of His Birth Certificate
After releasing his certificate of live birth, which is signed by Hawaii state officials and his mother, President Barack Obama speaks to the media at the White House in …

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Talking Revolution: The New Elderly Generation can Provide the Spark for an American Rising
I am 62 and have just reached the age where I could apply for Social Security retirement benefits. Of course, I'd be crazy to do that and collect some …

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Homeward: Notes on the Wisconsin to Come
And then, despair. Despair which is, I suppose, the best word I can summon with which to describe that suffocating sensation of a certain familiar combination of anger, frustration, …

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Bond Market Blackmail
A pair of statues by artist Steinunn ÞĂłrarinsdĂłttir was given to ReykjavĂk, Iceland, from the bank SPRON in 2004. (Photo: Gunnlaugur Þ. Briem) Now, there is a …

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In Nuclear Accident, Risks Extend Beyond Evacuation Zone
Washington - The nuclear power accidents at Fukushima this spring and at Chernobyl 25 years ago Tuesday show that radiation releases can endanger people and contaminate land many miles …

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“No Deal for the Donald“
Washington - There's a reason presidents go gray. The job is difficult. The pressures are unrelenting. If you don't realize this, you're not qualified to be president. Or you're …

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What Would Abbie Hoffman Do to Stop the Koch Brothers?
He levitated the Pentagon, brought down Lyndon B. Johnson, shamed Richard Nixon, challenged Wall Street and pioneered a cultural revolution.

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Free Bradley Manning
(Photo: thaths) I have a confession to make: I have been on the fence about Bradley Manning as the drama of his detention and the Wikileaks documents …

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Democracy’s Work – Work in a Democratic Society
Not Just Jobs, but Good Jobs